About Foglamp
Foglamp provides unparalleled reach into emerging and frontier markets, offering clients a competitive advantage through on-the-ground insights into investment-specific regulatory and market dynamics.
Our Network
Foglamp’s strength lies in its network of on-the-ground experts around the world. Our ability to reach out to local experts, from Colombia to Cameroon to China, offers clients proprietary insight on a real-time basis while avoiding the costs associated with traditional research services.
Our Services
Foglamp is a customizable in-country research service for emerging and frontier markets investors focused on investment-specific regulatory and market dynamics. Foglamp instantly provides clients with a global, front-line, country-based research team of more than 900 active local experts in 120-plus countries.
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Client Case Studies
China
Case Study – Medical Equipment Manufacturing. Client: Emerging Markets Hedge Fund, Arlington, Virginia, USA Client Opportunity: Fund exploring investment in Chinese medical equipment manufacturer serving the domestic Chinese market. Questions from Client: How is medical equipment procured in the Chinese healthcare system? What role do hospital administrators play? What is the role of corruption and kickbacks? Products Provided to Client: Analytical memo, with Q&A follow-up. Experts...
Brazil
Case Study – Consumer Credit. Client: Emerging Markets Hedge Fund, San Francisco, USA Client Opportunity: Fund exploring a range of investments to take a position in the Brazilian consumer credit sector. strong>Questions from Client: Scouting potential portfolio investments in the sector. What is the track record of major consumer credit providers thus far? What new strategies are they introducing given results from pilot programs? What government regulations impact the sector...
Ethiopia
Case Studies – Oil Services. Client: Emerging Markets Private Equity Fund, Washington, DC, USA Client Opportunity: Fund exploring taking an equity position in a Chinese-run oil field services firm in a conflict-prone region of Ethiopia. Questions from Client: What is the background of the conflict in the region where the firm operates? What are the dynamics on the ground? Are regional political actors engaged in the national political system? What is the reputation of the partner...